Tracing the evolution of fashion from the early draped fabrics of ancient times to the catwalk couture of today Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style is a stunningly illustrated guide to more than three thousand years of shifting...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute exhibition is the most spectacular event of its kind. With subjects that both reflect the zeitgeist and contribute to its creation, each exhibition from 2005’s Chanel, to 2011’s Alexander...

When Spider-Man returns from the Secret Wars with a snazzy new black suit. he's faster. stronger and has an unending inbuilt supply of webbing! All the better for tussling with foes such as the Rose. Black Fox. Red Ghost. Jack O'Lantern. Puma and the...

Costumes are used for all purposes through the year. Halloween seems to be most prominant, but get togethers, parties, and even bbq's can host costume themes. These articles give great information and tips on how to choose the best style of clothing,...

This unusual works was originally published in 1894 and is a fascinating look at the History of Colonial Dress and the Costumes of Colonial Times, it will appeal greatly to any historian. The material for the compilation of this glossary has been...

Wearing jewelry is essential to helping women developed their own style. For women wishing to create a look that's unique, the last thing they'll want to invest money in is mass produced pieces of jewelry. It's for this reason alone, learning the...

Since the mid-20th century fashion has undergone phenomenal change at a rapid pace in the context of unprecedented social, political and cultural upheaval. This fully updated and expanded second edition ofCostume Since 1945 brings this period to life...

Part of your job as the costume designer is to be creative and use what materials are available to you to execute the design elements in a production. This book will show you how to use inexpensive materials to create durable products in a short...

Excerpt from Costume and Fashion, Vol. 2: Senlac to Bosworth, 1066-1485 The gratifying reception accorded to Volume I. Of this History, particularly in America, has encouraged the publishers and others to suggest its continuation, here presented....

This work describes how performers were dressed in plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, and explains how the actors'apos; performances influenced the cut of their costumes. 53 black-and-white illustrations.

From knights in battle and ladies playing the harp and organ, to Richard II in royal robes, this splendid archive documents clothing styles and decorative accessories used during the medieval period. 210 full-color illustrations.

'An attractive and informed guide. It includes an extensively cross-referenced list of films on which leading couturiers worked, a superb collection of stills, and a brief history of costume on the screen.' -- George L. George, MillimeterThis...

Costume Shop Watch your step when you enter this costume shop. You are stepping into the realm of science fiction. You may not like or understand what you see. Detective Zoolu has his work cut out for him when his partner disappears and was last...

Memoirs of Steinfink, composed in the darkness of hell. Everything stripped; all pretense. Doomed to death by calendar. Simplifies things the way violence simplifies things when uncontrolled. Me, Steinfink revealed in this dungeon of collective...

The trilogy continues. Detective Matthew continues on his quest to find the evidence that proves the Legend of Hollow Pass truly exists. On his way, though, he runs into many obstacles from his peers and others.

What does it mean to people around the world to put on costumes to celebrate their heritage, reenact historic events, assume a role on stage, or participate in Halloween or Carnival? Self-consciously set apart from everyday dress, costume marks the...

Since the mid-20th century fashion has undergone phenomenal change at a rapid pace in the context of unprecedented social, political and cultural upheaval. This fully updated and expanded second edition ofCostume Since 1945 brings this period to life...

Character Costume Figure Drawing will develop your drawing skills to improve your renderings. Not only is this book gorgeous and inspirational, but these comprehensive visual images carefully illustrate--step-by-step--how to successfully render...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

Learn how to create historically accurate costumes for Elizabethan period productions with Elizabethan Costume Design and Construction! Extensive coverage of a variety of costumes for both men and women of all social classes will allow you to be...

Wearing jewelry is essential to helping women developed their own style. For women wishing to create a look that's unique, the last thing they'll want to invest money in is mass produced pieces of jewelry. It's for this reason alone, learning the...

In a word, this book is a story. Nonetheless, it is a true story,even though it is not a textbook.It was told by one who drank it from his own roots and knew it as he knewhimself. It has been written by one who prefers to paint pictures, warmly,...

Costume defines the superhero, disguising and distinguishing him or her from the civilian alter ego. The often garish garb expresses a hero'apos;s otherness and empowers its wearers to seek a primal form of justice.This book provides the first...

Costume defines the superhero, disguising and distinguishing him or her from the civilian alter ego. The often garish garb expresses a hero'apos;s otherness and empowers its wearers to seek a primal form of justice.This book provides the first...

Significantly greater in scope than anything currently available—online or in print—this comprehensive resource includes more than 20,000 fashion and costume terms as well as more than 300 illustrations.

Actors often say they only really assume the identity of their character when they have donned the costumes painstakingly created for them by the costume designer. In this volume of the Filmcraft series, sixteen of the worlds greatest costume...

This authoritative guide carefully traces the evolution of apparel in Western Europe from the early Tudor period (1490) through part of the reign of George III (1790). Relying on period paintings and prints to illustrate various elements of clothing,...

This illustrated study displays a detailed gallery of costumes worn in the 11th through the 15th centuries. The 120 full-color plates exhibit apparel worn by nobility, knights, soldiers, the bourgeois, ecclesiastics, and citizens of all classes.

Perfect for students of costume design and history, A Handbook of Costume Drawing illustrates and describes the dominant male and female costume silhouettes for major historical periods ranging from Egyptian dynasties through the 1960s. Important...

What fashion-conscious ladies were wearing 2,000 years ago — from transparent gowns and pointy-toed sandals favored by the ancient Egyptians to the graceful robes and tunics preferred by the Greeks and Romans.

Does Laura Mulvey's theory, that only women can be the object of the erotic gaze in cinema, still hold true if films that lie beyond mainstream Hollywood are examined? Through close analysis of the 1937 French film Pépé-le-Moko, this paper examines...

The core of the book consists of over 200 contemporary illustrations of dress, arranged in order of date for easy reference. They include paintings, drawings, photographs, advertisements, stone effigies and brass rubbings. A detailed introduction...